The 24th International Congress of the Italian Association of Applied Linguistics will take place on February 21st-23rd, 2024 at the University of Pavia – Palazzo Centrale.
Website: https://sites.google.com/unipv.it/xxivcongressoaitla/
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The Linguacuisine app has been selected by HundrED as “one of the world’s most inspiring innovations in Bilingual Education” and there should be some media coverage of the spotlight tomorrow to coincide with European Language day. https://linguacuisine.com/
HundrED’s spotlight on innovations in bilingual education has been published on https://hundred.org/en/collections/bilingual-education
Brazil Unifies Its Confucius Institutes Under New National Network;
UFG Represents Country in Global AI Forums
On September 12th, 2025, the Network of Confucius Institutes in Brazil was officially established, marking an important milestone in strengthening academic and cultural cooperation between Brazil and China. The proposal for its creation originated from the Confucius Institute at UNESP, which also hosted the inaugural meeting. On that occasion, it was decided that Professor Luís Antônio Paulino, from UNESP, would assume the presidency of the Network.
The event was marked by broad institutional and diplomatic representation, bringing together Brazilian and Chinese directors of the Confucius Institutes operating in the country, as well as various authorities from both China and Brazil. Among those in attendance were the Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, the Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of China in São Paulo, the Director-General of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) in Beijing, along with the Rector of UNESP, the Rector of UnB, the Vice-Rectors of UEPA, UEMA, UFBA, UFC, and UFT.
Currently, Brazil has 14 Confucius Institutes – located at UNESP, UFG, PUC-RIO, UEPA, UFBA, UFC, UFF, UFMG, UFRGS, UFRJ, UnB, Unicamp, UPE, and FAAP – and one Chinese Center at UFMT. Together, they form a national network dedicated to ‘promoting the Chinese language and culture, as well as fostering academic and scientific exchange between the two countries.
Subsequently, on October 10th, 2025, the first online meeting of the Council of the Network of Confucius Institutes in Brazil was held. The main objectives of the meeting were to approve the 2026 Work Plan and to elect the two vice-presidents of the Network, as established in its Statute. Following deliberations, Professor Francisco José Quaresma de Figueiredo, Director of the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at UFG, and Professor Antônio Braga, Director of the Confucius Institute at UEPA, were elected to join the Network’s leadership alongside the president.
The strengthening of this organizational structure represents a significant step toward consolidating the presence of the Confucius Institutes in Brazil, expanding opportunities for interinstitutional cooperation and broadening the reach of initiatives aimed at Chinese language teaching and the promotion of intercultural dialogue.
The Confucius Institutes have as their main objective the dissemination of the Chinese language and culture, and some of them, such as the Confucius Institute of Chinese Medicine at the Federal University of Goiás, in addition to offering courses on the Chinese language and culture, also provide courses in the area of Chinese Medicine. Every year, a major global event is held in which new methods and approaches for teaching Mandarin are discussed – the World Chinese Language Conference, which took place in Beijing from November 14th to 16th 2025. The event is attended by directors of Confucius Institutes around the world, as well as the President or Vice-President of the institutions responsible for each Confucius Institute. This year’s theme was “Innovation Leads, AI Empowers: Learning Chinese Without Borders.”
The use of Artificial Intelligence in Mandarin teaching was also discussed at another event held in Hong Kong from November 16th to 17th – the Global Confucius Institutes Hong Kong Forum, organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, with the theme “Exploring New Opportunities for Cooperation among Confucius Institutes in the Era of AI.” The event was attended by 150 invited participants from various Confucius Institutes in 69 countries. The Confucius Institute of Chinese Medicine at UFG represented Brazil at this event.
Prof. Francisco José Quaresma de Figueiredo
Brazilian Dean of the Confucius Institute for Chinese Medicine at UFG
Vice-President of the Network of Confucius Institutes in Brazil
Presidents' Forum of the Global Alliance of Foreign Studies Universities held in Hangzhou
Themed "Future Solutions, AI Empowerment, Integrated Development", the Fifth Presidents' Forum of the Global Alliance of Foreign Studies Universities (GAFSU), hosted by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and organized by Zhejiang International Studies University, was held in Hangzhou on Oct 24.
The forum was attended by leaders from 24 member institutions of the alliance, and over 170 global experts and scholars from more than 60 universities and institutions.
The Fifth Presidents' Forum of the GAFSU is held in Hangzhou. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]
During the forum, Liu Limin, president of the China Education Association for International Exchange, vice president of the Western Returned Scholars Association, and China's former vice minister of education, highlighted the importance of strengthening the collaboration between foreign language universities and research institutions. Liu emphasized leveraging the "intelligence" and "inclusive" advantages of digital technology to promote the deep integration of cutting-edge technology and foreign language education.
Liu Limin delivers a speech during the forum. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]
In his address, Jia Wenjian, chairman of the GAFSU, BFSU's president and deputy secretary of the CPC BFSU Committee, offered future-oriented suggestions: deepen the integration of digital intelligence in language education; enhance the interdisciplinary integration of academic disciplines and specialties; and strengthen the resource integration in the development of the alliance.
Jia Wenjian offers future-oriented suggestions for the development of the GAFSU. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]
Zhang Huanzhou, board member of the GAFSU and president of Zhejiang International Studies University, noted that the forum has created a platform for an exchange matrix within the intercultural education community for members of the alliance.
Zhang Huanzhou highlights the importance of the forum. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]
The forum released the "Initiative for Collaborative Advancement of Innovation in Language Education and Research in the Digital Intelligence Era," calling on member universities to jointly plan new approaches for digitally empowered education and teaching, explore new global pathways for language education, create new global hubs for knowledge innovation, and build a new ecosystem with diverse stakeholder participation.
The GAFSU was initiated in 2015 by BFSU and is currently composed of 39 universities from 20 countries, all distinguished in foreign language teaching and area studies.
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Beijing Foreign Studies University held a Series of Talent Exchange Activities for the 23rd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals
The 23rd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals was held at the Shanghai World Expo Center from October 21st to 22nd. During the conference, Beijing Foreign Studies University held two talent exchange activities with the themes of " Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in Country and Area Studies " and "Artificial Intelligence and International Education". Jia Wenjian, president of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and Zhao Gang, vice president, attended the event.
Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in Country and Area Studies attracts Global Scholars to discuss the Development Path of the Discipline
The talent exchange event on " Interdisciplinarity and Innovation in Country and Area Studies" is hosted by the Country and Area Studies Academy. The event brought together over 50 experts and scholars from UNESCO, the Australian Academy of Humanities, and dozens of top universities and research institutions around the world. The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhao Gang.
The Unveiling of International Collaborative Platform for Cross-Disciplinary and Innovative Country and Area Studies was held at the event. Jia Wenjian, Irina Bokova, the former Director-General of UNESCO, Marakkale Manage Pathmalal, the president of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and Barnabas Nawangwe, the president of Makerere University in Uganda, delivered speeches and jointly unveiled the plaque for the "International Collaborative Platform for Cross-Disciplinary and Innovative Country and Area Studies" of Beijing Foreign Studies University. They stated that against the backdrop of profound changes in the current world order, deepening interdisciplinary and cross-cultural regional and country studies holds irreplaceable strategic value for promoting global governance and enhancing mutual learning among civilizations.
The event focused on in-depth discussions on the theoretical frontiers and practical exploration of regional and country studies. David Carter, an academician of the Australian Academy of Humanities, expounded on the significant role of regional studies as a cross-disciplinary platform. Chih-Ping Chou, a retired professor from Princeton University, analyzed the development trends of global Chinese education. Professor Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim from the University of Abuja explored the academic connotations of China-Africa cooperation from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Professor Ren Xiao from the Institute of Regional and Global Governance, BFSU summarized the latest progress in China's regional and country studies. Scholars from countries such as Algeria, Germany, France, Argentina, and Ethiopia respectively shared their research findings on topics such as China-Africa relations, African language standardization, multilingual learning, and global public health, fully demonstrating the diverse and cross-disciplinary characteristics of regional and country studies. In the "At the Crossroads of Regional Studies" roundtable discussion, dozens of guests conducted a heated discussion on how to transcend traditional research paradigms and build a more equal and inclusive global knowledge system, providing insightful ideas for future disciplinary development.
Artificial Intelligence and International Education Jointly Explore a New Chapter in the Future of Education
The "Artificial Intelligence and International Education" talent exchange event was organized by the School of Education, the BFSU Artificial Intelligence and Human Language Lab, and the Institute of Online Education of Beijing Foreign Studies University. The event brought together over 50 high-level experts and scholars from nearly 30 countries and regions, as well as more than 10 heads of overseas universities and research institutions. The opening ceremony of the event was presided over by Zhao Gang.
Meanwhile, a roadshow and exhibition of "Artificial Intelligence + Foreign Language Education Products and Periodicals" was held on the event. Li Zuowen, director of the BFSU Artificial Intelligence and Human Language Lab, and Tang Jinlan, dean of the Institute of Online Education, respectively introduced two academic journals, "Language and Intelligence" and "Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning". Dr. Li Lingxiao from the Artificial Intelligence and Human Language Lab demonstrated the innovative applications of artificial intelligence in areas such as language learning, teaching evaluation, and course resource development, presenting the latest achievements and research progress in this field.
During the event, experts and scholars from all over the world delivered 18 specialized academic reports on the theme of "Artificial Intelligence and International Education". The research areas covered educational technology, artificial intelligence and language learning, language teaching, and other fields, fully demonstrating an international perspective of interdisciplinary cooperation. The keynote speeches on the first day were hosted by Li Zuowen, with key topics including LingTutor and inquiry-based learning, key issues of AI as high-quality educational resources, the definition of AI literacy and the application of AI in English teaching, and the challenges of generative AI and higher education. The keynote speeches on the second day were hosted by Tang Jinlan, mainly focusing on ethical guidelines for the application of AI in education, the future transformation of language education with AI, the challenges of AI in the cultivation of translation talents, the digital transformation of global education with AI, and the challenges of cooperation and collusion with generative AI.
The event featured two roundtable discussions, themed "Opportunities and Challenges in the Digital Transformation of International Education " and "Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Multilingual Teaching". These discussions were hosted by Professor Kong Lei from the Artificial Intelligence and Human Language Lab and Dr. Tu Xiliang from the Institute of Online Education. Experts and scholars from universities such as Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Makerere University, Sofia University, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador, University of Nairobi and Australian National University participated in the discussions. They engaged in lively exchanges on topics such as the path of digital education transformation and the practical application of AI technology in cross-cultural language teaching, providing valuable and diverse perspectives for the development of international education.
This event effectively promoted academic dialogue and knowledge sharing in the field of artificial intelligence and international education research through keynote speeches, roundtable discussions, and achievement displays. It provided an important platform for promoting the digital transformation of international education and facilitating interdisciplinary innovation research. This event not only showcased the latest research achievements in this field but also offered a valuable opportunity for global educators to learn from each other and develop together. The experts attending the event unanimously agreed that artificial intelligence technology is profoundly changing the global education ecosystem, and international cooperation and cross-cultural exchanges are crucial in this process.
The Conference on International Exchange of Professionals is the largest and most prestigious international talent platform in China. Based on this platform, Beijing Foreign Studies University has gathered top experts and scholars from around the world to hold a series of activities such as academic discussions, project signing, cooperation negotiations, and roadshow exhibitions, aiming to deepen international understanding, promote global dialogue, actively build a new pattern of international academic cooperation and talent exchange, and actively contribute the wisdom of Beijing Foreign Studies University to strengthening international cooperation and mutual learning among civilizations, as well as promoting the common development of global talents.
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The 2025 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association was held in Chongqing on October 17-19, 2025. It was hosted by Southwest University. The theme of the conference is English Teaching in the New Era: New Approaches for Intercultural Communication and Mutual Learning. Prof. Prof. Peter I. De Costa from Michigan State University, Prof. Cheng Xiaotang from Beijing Normal University, Prof. Yin Yungong from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Prof. Dong Hongchuan from Sichuan International Studies University and Prof. Wen Xu from Southwest University gave plenary speeches at the conference. During the conference, 17 symposia, 1 editor-in-chief forum were held and 15 groups of individual papers were presented. About 300 EFL scholars and teachers attended the conference on site and 32,000 people watched the plenary sessions on-line.
The next Conference of CELEA, the 11th International Conference on ELT in China will be held jointly with the 24th AsiaTEFL International Conference (AsiaTEFL 2026) in Xi’an city on May 28-31, 2026.
Prof. Sun Youzhong, the CELEA president and Prof. Gao Yang from Xi’an Jiaotong University attended the 23nd AsiaTEFL International Conference held in Hong Kong, China on July 10-13, 2025. Prof. Gao Yang spoke as the representative of the host organization of the next AsiaTEFL Conference.
Prof. Kyria Finardi had a meeting with the representatives of CELEA, Prof. Sun Youzhong, Prof. Jin Limin, Prof. Zhang Hong, Ms Duan Changcheng and Ms Hou Hui on October 28, 2025 to discuss possibilities of academic exchanges and a global talents nurturing program.
During her visit to Beijing, professor Kyria Finardi also met Prof. Xu Jiajin https://corpus.bfsu.edu.cn/info/1067/1988.htm from the National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education, BFSU. Professor Xu is also involved in a recently approved project focused on the role of AI in the geopolitics of knowledge production coordinated by Professor Kyria Finardi in Brazil. The project involves various AILA members from 12 other countries besides China and has recently received approval and support from the Brazilian Research Foundation FAPES.
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Malang, Indonesia – On 8–10 October 2025, The Asosiasi Linguistik Terapan Indonesia (ALTI) – Indonesian Association of Applied Linguistics (IAAL), conducted the 2nd International Seminar of Applied Linguistics (ISIALing) in collaboration with the 71st TEFLIN International Conference, hosted by Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Brawijaya. The conference, also in conjunction with The 5th ICE and The 5th ICOLLEC, brought together more than 650 scholars, practitioners, and linguistics professionals from Indonesia and 13 other countries. The conference invited very special keynote speaker, Prof. Kyria Rebeca Finardi, President of AILA, among other keynote speakers, namely keynote speech dari Prof. Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland, New Zealand) dan Prof. Ju Seong Lee (University of Hong Kong), Assoc. Prof. Dennis Alonzo (University of New South Wales) and Assoc. Prof. Hamamah, who is the coordinator of Cooperation Department of ALTI.
President of ALTI, Dr. Meinarni Susilowati expressed her deep gratitude for continuous support from AILA for ISIALing, which always had the President AILA as the keynote speaker. The former President of AILA, Prof. Dr. Azirah Hashim delivered the keynote speech on the first ISIALing in online platform. The presence of AILA President on the 2nd ISIALing showed greater support for ALTI to be more widely recognized.
ALTI Executive Board Meeting
Within this international forum, ALTI also conducted Executive ALTI Board Meeting, together with the delegates from different parts of Indonesia. The meeting was very important to equalize perspectives so that each delegate can disseminate the results of the meeting into programs and activities that can provide benefits for their community. President of AILA also attended the meeting and discussed how ALTI might participate on AILA programs both for organizational development and personal growth. This year Executive ALTI Board Meeting signified potential collaborations among applied linguistics association across countries and institutional alignment with AILA’s sustainability-driven global agenda.
In the collaborative conference, ALTI also carried out a workshop under the theme “Translation and Interpretation Teaching in Indonesia,” which explored the status quo of teaching translation and interpretation in Indonesia. This workshop was done with the collaboration of ALTI and Persatuan Penterjemah Malaysia (Malaysia Translator Association). The theme was purposively selected by considering the fact that translation teachers faced conflicting situation due to vast development translation technology. ALTI invited Dr. Sugeng Hariyanto (Himpunan Penerjemah Indonesia/Indonesia Translator Association) and Dr. Noor Ida Ramli (Malaysia Translator Association) as the resource persons. The activities were conducted through interactive presentations, group discussions on translation. As the outcome of this workshop is a book chapter on teaching translation in Indonesia.
Institutional Significance and Sustainability Orientation
As an affiliate of AILA, ALTI occupies a strategic position in Indonesia’s applied linguistics landscape. AILA describes itself as “a federation of national and regional associations of Applied Linguistics” which aims to promote research and practice in applied linguistics globally. Among AILA’s key policy priorities is linguistic diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, particularly recognising language’s role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
By hosting this workshop and board meeting within an international conference framework, ALTI signals its intention to:
Outcomes & Next Steps
The workshop and general board meeting at the TEFLIN International Conference 2025 in conjunction with the 2nd ISIALing in Malang, mark a significant milestone for ALTI in its journey from a national organisation to a globally‐connected affiliate of AILA with a sustainability‐informed institutional strategy. As Professor Kyria underscores, “This is an excellent opportunity for members to participate in research, exchange their best practices, and participate in the national events held by other affiliates in Asia, Europe, Africa, and America.” By aligning translation studies and applied linguistics practice with the broader themes of linguistic diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, ALTI reinforces its institutional capacity and relevance in a changing global research ecosystem. As applied linguistics continues to engage with pressing societal issues, such as multilingualism to environmental communication, and inclusive education ALTI promises to contribute meaningfully to Indonesia’s scholarship and practice in the field.
ALTI JAYA, INDONESIA MAJU
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Academic Publishing and Presenting in a Global Context
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This AILA network has been dedicated to the field of research and practice that examines writing, presenting, and publishing academic research. The field has grown in parallel to the increasing pressure in a range of geolinguistic contexts for multilingual or plurilingual scholars (Englander & Corcoran, 2019; Corcoran, 2019) and graduate students not only to publish, but often to publish in English as well as in high-status indexed journals. Although many multilingual/plurilingual scholars are committed to continuing to publish in local national and regional languages, publishing in English generally brings not only prestige but also material rewards such as salary and promotion. For many scholars, not publishing in English can have severe negative consequences; yet, publishing in English often requires the dedication of extra resources in terms of time, effort, and money, and can act as a barrier to scholars achieving their intellectual and political interests.
Alongside the growth of English as a global language more generally, the conditions listed above support the need for continued research on scholarly publishing and presenting in English and other national or local languages, as well as the production of related texts such as reviews, grant applications, theses/dissertations, and how these genres function in terms of knowledge construction and dissemination. There is also a continuing need for research on scholars publishing in local, regional and other languages and their interests and challenges in doing so in the face of the pressures to publish in English. There is also need for continued research into the practices and actors (aka, developers, “brokers”, pedagogues) who work with researchers on their research and knowledge production and dissemination.
Academic Publishing and Presenting in a Global Context has successfully involved researchers and practitioners from a wide range of geopolitical and geolinguistic locations who are interested in exploring the many facets of this phenomenon as well as proposing possible responses, both in research and practical terms. Researchers in this area employ a variety of applied linguistics methodologies, from systemic functional and text linguistics to corpus linguistics and ethnographic methods. There is also increasing transdisciplinary work from cultural studies, racial and decolonial studies, human geography, gender studies, that complements an applied linguistic focus.
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The initiative explores how the ongoing Covid pandemic has affected language education, and looks at ways in which the skills and insights gained may bring about beneficial lasting changes in the teaching and learning of languages. AILA is one of the key contributors to a Council of Europe’s European Centre for Modern Languages’ (ECML) project surveying "The future of language education – learning lessons from the pandemic” (https://youtu.be/V8iAxTYBlAw).
Overview: https://www.ecml.at/thefutureoflanguageeducation
Take part in the ECML colloquium:
“The future of language education in the light of Covid – lessons learned and ways forward”
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 9:30 - 17:15 (CET)
Click here for more information on the colloquium
Date: Thursday, 13 January 2022 Time: from 15:00 – 16:00 (CET)
Platform: Zoom
This events aims to bring together policy makers and higher education stakeholders to discuss how universities and higher education institutions can best amp up their support towards the achievement of the SDGs.
To register, please follow this link: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NEKS6iUeSDmx7qXmqKrFrw
Event link: https://events.unesco.org/event?id=1404503583&lang=1033
The Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics (MAAL) warmly invites you to join our upcoming International Mother Language Day webinar in celebration of linguistic diversity and heritage. Theme: Voices of Our Roots: Preserving Malaysian Heritage and Indigenous Languages for Lifelong Learning and Quality Education 
Date: 20 February 2026 (Friday) Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (MYT) Platform: Zoom (The Zoom link will be sent one day before the event.)
Featuring distinguished invited speakers who will share insights on indigenous knowledge systems, heritage languages, and the role of mother languages in shaping education and identity.
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The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Hague, The Netherlands
February 20–21, 2020
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The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.
We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.
Topics will include but are not limited to: (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx); psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism; translanguaging; early bilingualism and heritage language development; speech processing in bi-/multilinguals; trans/multilingual language use in different contexts; multilingual education; bi-/multiculturalism; bi-/multilingual language policies; literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy); intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism; multilingual issues in literature and translation.
Confirmed keynote speakers are:
Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen, University of Bath, UK
Roy Lyster, McGill University, Canada
Tommaso Milani, Gothenburg University, Sweden
Jos Beelen, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Conference venue: The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
The two categories of proposals are: individual papers and posters. Submission is already open and will close on 15 December 2019. Presenters are requested to submit their abstracts of up to 300 words and include their name, affiliation, email address and 2–3 references in an MS-Word document. All proposals should be sent to:
The conference website: https://liemc2020.wordpress.com
The annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences brings together over 70 scholarly associations, each holding their annual conference under one umbrella. Congress is typically hosted by a different Canadian university each year.
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL/ACLA)
Annual Conference
June 12-14, 2024
McGill University, Montreal
Call for Papers
Keynote & Invited Speakers
Registration
Migration Linguistics
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This is the “Age of Migration” (de Haas, Castles, & Miller, 2020). One in every seven people in the world is a migrant (International Organization for Migration, 2022). Migration has been an important characteristic of globalization and modernity, and is integral to sustainable development and social transformation. Language is considered “one of the most central aspects for migrants’ inclusion by both the receiving society and migrants themselves” (International Organization for Migration, 2019: 192), and at the heart of migration (Borlongan, 2023).
Migration linguistics is a relevant and timely endeavor within the broader discipline of applied linguistics. Our Research Network on migration linguistics was established to be able to adequately respond to the language concerns of migrants around the world, and has the following aims:
More than simply a forum for research on migration linguistics, the activities of the Research Network have comprised a space for dialogues amongst diverse stakeholders, including not only academics and research students, but also government, diplomats, NGOs, and community. Importantly, the ReN is envisioned to encompass linguistic endeavours which hold concrete outcomes for society and contribute to the SDGs.
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The Hidden Power of Language: The Transformative Potential of Applied Linguistics in Higher Education
Wed 8 May 2024, 20:00-21:00 (GMT+8) Singapore/KL Time
Dive into the dynamic world of language with our upcoming webinar on Applied Linguistics!
This session promises to unravel the practical aspects of linguistic theory, showing you how language impacts real-world issues from education to technology and social change.
Whether you’re a language professional, a scholar, or simply a linguistics enthusiast, this is your chance to engage with experts and like-minded peers.
Expect thought-provoking discussions, insights into cutting-edge research, and practical applications that go beyond the theoretical.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to enhance your understanding and application of language. Sign up now and join the conversation!
Website: https://appliedhe.com/fsc-8-may-2024/
Vernon Press invites original book proposals and translation proposals for previously published books (from English to Spanish or Spanish to English) as part of our Bridging Language and Scholarship (BLS) initiative. We welcome proposals for both edited volumes and single-author books in a range of disciplines.
We accept manuscripts written in either English or Spanish, as well as bilingual edited volumes written in both English and Spanish. Specifically, the call is open to the following categories of scholarly manuscripts:
The comprehensive scope of this call includes all of our current series, as well as any other works which are situated within the sphere of the social sciences and humanities.
For more information, or to submit a proposal, contact the editors at
More info at https://vernonpress.com/proposal/54/a434c41d4b3ba5ab65c7775a3037fd9f
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A panel discussion on the occasion of UNESCO International Mother (and Father) Language Day 2022
Manchester Central Library, Monday 21 February 2022, 6.30-7.30pm
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Over the past decade, Manchester has risen to prominence as ‘Britain’s City of Languages’, where over 200 languages are spoken. The city has been celebrating its language diversity, bringing together communities and cultural institutions to flag language skills as an important cultural and economic asset. It has also adopted UNESCO International Mother (and Father) Language Day as an official annual celebration.
On the occasion of Language Day 2022, we invite you to join academic experts, policy makers and representatives of cultural institutions for a conversation on the role of cities in harnessing and fostering multilingualism. As more cities in the UK and worldwide recognise the value of multilingualism for protecting tolerance and countering discourses of suspicion and hostility, we will explore how Manchester’s experience can be replicated more widely, and how we might work toward promoting a global network of ‘cities of languages’.
The event is co-hosted by Manchester’s UNESCO City of Literature and the Manchester City of Languages initiative.
The event will be also live streamed on the City of Literature YouTube Channel and on the City of Literature website.
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin, Germany
December 14–16, 2020
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The 2020 edition of Languages & the Media, the 13th International Conference on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media, will be riding the wave of recent trends that are fast becoming reality in audiovisual localisation.
New working conditions are rolling in faster than ever before. Innovation is the order of the day. The industry is consolidating while new entrants are disrupting the conventional workplace. Platforms are proliferating. Immersive environments are becoming more pervasive. New workflows are emerging. Concurrent translation and post-editing are gaining ground. Language tools are being integrated and experimentation and reinvention abound.
The need for research has never been greater. With the validity of older norms and standards under scrutiny, new models of good practice are emerging, forcing the audiovisual localisation industry to take stock and re-examine audience needs. Legislation and regulation are also whipping up the wind of change. As our 2018 keynote speaker David Padmore pointed out, our shared goal is to break down language and sensory barriers to audiovisual content that educates, informs and entertains the world. To achieve this, all stakeholders must come together and collaborate to address our industry’s challenges with responsible, comprehensive and fair strategies. And what better place to do this than at the 13th Languages & the Media International Conference which will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin from December 14 – 16, 2020 under the overall theme “Riding the Wave”.
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Throughout its 25-year long history, Languages & the Media has established itself as Europe’s leading conference in the AVT industry and is a vibrant hub for exchange, learning and discussion. At the Languages & the Media 2020, broadcasters, OTT platforms, language service providers, researchers, trainers, professionals, practitioners and all those who produce, market or distribute audiovisual content for information, entertainment or educational purposes will come together to address issues on how to thrive in this dynamic mediascape.
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AILA-Europe Junior Researcher Meeting 2026
AILA-Europe Junior Researchers Meeting (JRM) 2026 is hosted by the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics (IRAAL) and is part of the IRAAL Annual Conference, held 13-14 November 2026 at the University of Limerick.
Conference theme: “Attitudes towards languages: Multilingualism, plurilingualism and language education for a democratic, just and sustainable world”. Contributions are invited from early-career researchers who are members of AILA Europe affiliate associations, eligible for the reduced registration rate.
Call for papers is open. Submission deadline: Sunday 12th of April, 2026:
https://sites.google.com/view/iraal2026/call-for-papers
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Research & Educational Cultures in Applied Linguistics
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The scope of this AILA Research Network RECAL - Research & Educational Cultures in Applied Linguistics, is to examine the cultural, political, epistemological and methodological diversity of applied linguistics research in various countries; as well as the diversity of institutional conditions in which the research is conducted.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach (applied linguistics, educational sciences, sociology), research in this ReN focuses on:
This REN wants to feature both research and educational projects showing the challenges to overcome in:
This REN welcomes projects describing the challenges mentioned above, but also the designing of educational solutions representative of social challenges, connecting classrooms with life experiences and recognizing the experiences and abilities of every student, in particular, those historically marginalized.
Keywords
Epistemological, research and educational cultures | Diversity & Inclusion | Teacher’s development, practices and social impact | Critical intercultural dimensions | Decolonial perspectives | Education policies.
If your research and teaching interests meet those of our network, do not hesitate to contact us in order to join us.
Highlight of 3 scientific ReN works during the previous period:
Groningen. Netherlands, August, 2021. The dynamics of language, communication and culture in applied linguistic research in Latin America. Participants: English researchers and teachers in various Latin American countries. Objectif: To respond to changes due to globalization: inequalities and social justice; epistemological and ideological sequels of colonialism; deconstruction and postmodern theories concerning the language-identity-culture relationship; and the didactic foundations of language teaching. Coordinators: Claire KRAMSCH, Harold CASTAÑEDA PENA & Paola GAMBOA.
REN RECAL EDITED VOLUME
As organizers of the 2021 ReCAL symposium Claire KRAMSCH (Emerita Professor at Berkeley University), Harold CASTEÑEDA (PhD Professor at Universidad Distritital Francisco José de Caldas) and Paola GAMBOA (PhD Lecturer at Sorbonne Nouvelle University) have decided to coordinate a volume on the decolonization of research in applied linguistics in Latin America. In this volume, researchers from Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and the United States of America, were invited to report on their work, adopting as much as possible a reflexive stance, but also to offer a critical analysis of their efforts to decolonize their research projects. In particular, they would analyze, using Spanish or Portuguese and English, their own locus of enunciation / lugar de enunciación / lugar de fala.
Castañeda-Peña, H., Gamboa, P., & Kramsch, C. (Eds.). (2023). Decolonizing Applied Linguistics Research in Latin America: Moving to a Multilingual Mindset (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003326748
In the frame of the 5th Congreso Paraguayo de Lingüística Aplicada (CONPLA) preparation, Claire KRAMSCH, Kyria FINARDI and Paola GAMBOA were invited to held a conference on the edited volume Decolonizing Applied Linguistics Research in Latin America: Moving to a Multilingual Mindset. The invitation was made by Professor Valentina CANESE. Directora del Instituto Superior de Lenguas. Universidad Nacional de Asunción.
AILA INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS AUGUST 2024
Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, August, 2024. Hybrid symposium. Diversity and inclusion: from transnational and national policies to classroom realities, constraints and implementations. Objectif: To understand what is meant by diversity and inclusion (clearly identified typologies and the adoption of anticipatory and accurate responses). Coordinators: Claire KRAMSCH & Paola GAMBOA.
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August 21 - 24, 2019
Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium)
Aims of the workshop
Cognitive linguistic approaches such as cognitive grammar and construction grammar are best suited to elucidate grammar principles that often remain hidden to language learners, since they use imagery and embodied experiences to make grammar's meaningfulness more transparent to learners. Although their potential is widely accepted, empirical research so far still needs to provide a clear understanding of how these approaches can best be translated into effective teaching practices, especially for languages other than English. In the field of applied linguistics, assessing the effectiveness of such approaches in controlled classroom settings remains an exciting, but challenging endeavor. Therefore, the present workshop addresses some of the questions regarding the testing of cognitive linguistic approaches in the form of interventional studies in classroom settings, such as the following:
Participants
The workshop aims to provide interested researchers in the field of applied linguistics (PhD students, PostDocs and others) with a strong methodological background on how to test the effectiveness of cognitive linguistic approaches to language teaching by means of classroom-based studies. To this end, the program of the workshop includes both talks reporting the most recent advances in the field and hands-on sessions, requiring the participants to further their own research. Participants will have the opportunity to receive specialized feedback, become familiar with practice examples and actively engage in discussion (see also program here). The workshop will be held in English, but pedagogical applications for other foreign languages such as Spanish, German and French will be showcased. Researchers working on any foreign language are strongly encouraged to participate.
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Keynote Speakers
Robert Blake (University of California Davis) Thomas François (Université catholique de Louvain)
Jörg Roche (University of Munich)
AILA is in contact with several potential new affiliates, for example, to keep the momentum of the AILA 2017 World Congress going and to strengthen Applied Linguistics in Latin America. The procedure of becoming an AILA National Affiliate has been simplified. A new, checklist style application form provides prospective parties with an overview of all the requirements for a successful application.
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